INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 773 



LAMINITIS. 



Acute, subacute, and chronic. Inflammation of sensitive laminae and 

 other vascular parts of the feet of horses. Occasionally in cattle, 

 sheep and goats. 

 Shoes removed, horn thinned, feet poulticed, loose-box bedded with 



several inches chaff or cut straw or tan. 

 Continued hot fomentations or poultices soften horn and relieve tension 



and pain. 



Large cold bran poultices sometimes afford more relief than hot. 

 Purgative medicines or bleed from jugular in acute cases. 

 Bleeding more suitable when attacks result from concussion than from 



gastric derangement ; arecoline or pilocarpine hypodermically. 

 Diuretics in full doses generally beneficial. 



Repeated small doses of aconite, nitre, and other salines relieve fever. 

 Bowels, if need be, regulated by laxative enemata. 

 Vapour bath frequently serviceable. 

 When inflammation subdued, removal of exudate hastened by cold 



applications, by blisters to coronet, and exercise. 



Keep heels low and toe short ; use stout, wide- webbed, rocker bar shoes. 

 Neurectomy sometimes subsequently useful where lameness persistent. 



LARYNGITIS. 



Inflammation of mucous lining of larynx. 



( 1 ) Catarrhal. Occasionally epizootic and contagious. Occurs especially 



in horses and dogs. 

 Comfortable box, suitable clothing, moist atmosphere of 60 to 65 



Fahr. 

 Steam head and throat persistently with medicated vapour ; heat and 



moisture externally. 



Aconite and laxatives abate fever : emetics in dogs and pigs. 

 Aminon. acetate, kermes, or camphor and belladonna in electuary. 

 Counter-irritants of soap liniment, mustard, cantharides. 

 Intratracheal injection of solution of morphine and hydrocyanic acid 



used successfully in 200 acute cases by Jelkmann. 

 Tracheotomy where dyspnoea becomes dangerous. 



(2) Fibrinous. Occurs in cattle and cats ; rare in horses and dogs. 



Usually rapidly fatal. 

 Steam throat with watery vapour medicated with benzoic acid or 



eucalyptus. 



Emetics for the cat and dog. 

 Hot compresses ; mustard or other counter-irritant ; tracheotomy. 



(3) (Edema glottidis. (Edema of submucous tissue of glottis. From (a) 



acute laryngitis, from smoke or hot air, operations, choking, 

 corrosive irritant liquids ; (6) infective, as in anthrax, glanders, etc. 



If not infective treat with watery medicated vapour ; hot fomenta- 

 tions ; blister. 



Tracheotomy if suffocation threatening. 



LEUCORRHCEA. 



Fluor albus. Intermittent catarrhal discharge from the uterus ; 



occurs in cow and bitch. 

 Usually arising from endometritis ; may be tuberculous, or connected 



with tumour formation. A cause of vaginitis, perhaps of abortion, 



also of balanitis in male having connection with affected female. 

 Syphon or syringe daily the uterus and vagina with tepid solution of 



potassium permanganate, and subsequently with \ of one per cent. 



Bol. of lysol, and later with one per cent. sol. alum, zinc chloride, 



or protargol. 

 Belladonna or iodoform in suppository, or injection, where there is 



excessive discharge or pain. 

 Mineral tonics internally, especially in delicate subjects, or in 



obstinate recurring cases associated with tuberculosis. 



